The East Gippsland Football League is an Australian rules football League in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.

[edit] History

The East Gippsland FL in its present incarnation began in 1974 with the merger of the Gippsland Football League and the Bairnsdale District Football League. The league has had a number of clubs fold, merge, leave and return over its history, due partly to changing economic circumstances in the area, with areas such as Orbost losing large amounts of their population.

At one stage in the 1980s, the league had two divisions, with the second division breaking away in 1986 to form the Riviera Football League. Most of these clubs returned to the league in 2004 after the Riviera FL disbanded, although others moved to the Omeo & District Football League.

[edit] Recent Premierships

• 1997 Lucknow
• 1998 Orbost
• 1999 Orbost
• 2000 Bairnsdale
• 2001 Bairnsdale
• 2002 Bairnsdale
• 2003 Lakes Entrance
• 2004 Bairnsdale
• 2005 Wy Yung
• 2006 Bairnsdale
• 2007 Bairnsdale
• 2008 Wy Yung
• 2009 Bairnsdale

[edit] Clubs

[edit] Current

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in Competition
	Bairnsdale		1999-
	Lakes Entrance		1974-
	Lindenow		1974-
	Lucknow		1974-
	Orbost-Snowy Rovers		2003-
	Paynesville		1974-1985, 2004-
	Wy Yung		1974-

[edit] Previous

Jumper	Club	Nickname	Years in Competition
	Bruthen		1974-1977, moved to Omeo District FL
	Lindenow South		1974-1985, moved to Riviera Football League
	Orbost		1974-2002, merged with Snowy Rovers
	Snowy Rovers		1974-2002, merged with Orbost
	Swan Reach		1974-1985, moved to Riviera Football League
	West Bairnsdale		1974-1985, moved to Riviera Football League

[edit] External links

• East Gippsland Football League
• Full Points Footy -East Gippsland Football League

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